libbyslibrary 's review for:

The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

5.0

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Still fighting off tears I write this. This was a beautiful story about friendship, persevering and forgiveness. I highly recommend the audiobook, I felt like I was sitting next to Young-sook while she told me about her life. This story will stick with me forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War